So it's landed. Money. Yup. New money. To improve diabetes care. No ifs and buts about it. No money moving around spreadsheets, simply new money, in excess of £40 million to be accurate. The targets are as below:

A further £4m has been allocated for those areas where the bids weren't successful, but needed improvement as datasets suggested needs. Another £2m will be used to support improvement in areas with significant inequalities in diabetes outcomes

A total of £42m for diabetes care.

Now? For the hard part. To those who say money will solve everything, here you go. Time to deliver. I personally have never believed money is the be all and end all, BUT appreciably this may go a long distance. Let's see the outcomes and delivery. The aim is to monitor the outcomes and track results, so this isn't a money hand-out to shore up services. It's to deliver clear outcomes, improve safety and improve amputation rates etc

Appreciably there will be some not happy. Some may feel more could be done, some who feel £42m is very little. Perhaps so, but look around you in the NHS and appreciate this money, if used well, it could go a long way in the present environment of the financial crunch. Money will also be released in segments depending on outcomes, ability to recruit etc. So if you are an HCP in diabetes care, I wish you all the very best. The time is now, the time is to deliver. To read more, click here.

A new blueprint for diabetes care has been published by NHS England in a bid to improve and reduce variation of care.

The NHS RightCare Pathway: Diabetes lays out core components of an optimal diabetes service, focusing on specific areas of intervention where the return on investment is likely to have the greatest outcomes and cost benefits.

A total of 13 new sites across England will benefit from a type 2 diabetes prevention programme, it has just been announced.

Wave 2 of the Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is part of a wider package of measures to support people with diabetes and those on the cusp of it, to stay fit, well and prevent further deterioration.

The transition of care from paediatric to adult services is the subject of a new report which has just been published.

The National Diabetes Transition Audit (NDTA) links datasets from the adult and paediatric national diabetes audits and examines whether the transition between childhood and adulthood has an effect on care.

Raising the standards of care for people with type 1 diabetes is the focus of a new committee which has been created by the national group which represents diabetes consultants in the UK.

The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) has teamed up with Diabetes UK to launch the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Collaborative – UK which is a collaborative of healthcare professionals working in multi-disciplinary teams providing care for adults with type 1 diabetes.

A new tool which is set to “transform the standard diabetes consultations” by focusing on some of the topics in diabetes management that create real challenges for people and doctors has been launched.

Diabetes UK said it has developed information prescriptions following a series of workshops with clinicians, people with diabetes and health academics. It is hoped the new initiative will make diabetes consultations work better for all involved.

One of my biggest challenges of the past few months has been making time for a positive change when it comes to my diabetes. I’ll happily do all of the daily activities such as blood glucose testing, carbohydrate counting, making sure I change my insulin pump cannula when needed and checking my feet for anything that may cause issues etc, but it turns out that really isn’t enough for me.